The Republican journal., 1887-02-24
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The Story of the Strikes,

The Boston Herald criticises District Assembly
~ n. of J.. for causing the recent strike in New
f"rh ana says It's defeat Is more severe than was
1T first SUPPOSED. " Foolish "stupid policy
"hii~ily running its head agains, stone wal'
''inrpwpetent leaders, are some of the terms APP
piled by the Herald to Assembly 49, The Herald
also wants to know what has become of General
Master Workman Powderly and his policy. 1t is
pretty evident that Mr.. PoWterly for some reason
has list his influence, which was eminently con
serN Ative, and is now only numinally the head of
the order. Many of the striking longshoremcn
have returned to work on the old terms, and they
ue getting rid of the Eonunion men by treating
them hrutally-tippng boxes against them, run
ming into them with trucks and calling them vile
names. The Old Dominion steamship company
refuse to take back any of the strikers. They
have 21D new men at work and intend to keep
them Men in that line OF work in New \ ork have
cc!itl to quit the knights of Labor. The Jour
neynen brewers have also decided to leave and
Will probably apply for admission to the American
Federation of Labor. In this determination they
are backed up by the boss brewers. There are
about 5000 Of them who attached to District
Assembly No. -. The transatlantic steamship
companies have taken steps toward discovering
af Labor. This is in consequence of the late
strike, ii Is said, for they wish to be safe in any
future emergency. The New York builders are
organizing for protection The strikes on the
Cambridge and South Boston railways are placti-
cally ut an end. The companies refused to take
the strikers back in body, and many are now re
turning TO work upon the Old terms while the new
hands retained. The Allegheny, Pa tanners,
who struck three weeks ago for an advance of
twenty i've cents per day returned to work Mon
day Al the old wages
George : Warlwcll, Il Rockland ship carpenter,
who recently went to Michigan for work. writes
from Detroit To the Courier Gazette
There is a demand for more good workmen
Maine mechanics especially a large majority of
lht M"rknth here are Canadian Frenchmen
me all agree that no one should be deprived of
employment il is to be hoped that American work
men will at least receive as much encouragement
a. equally good workmcn from other countries
Every man of ordinary intelligence knows that
business Is the foundation of prosperity to all CON
cefhe,, and 1t seems to me that nothing could
simulate the patriotism of man more than to
prosper IN the land that gave him birth. How an
american can join an organization composed of
and controlled by foreign element for the pur
pose Of injuring American industries is a mystery
unlathomale.
J.. W. >, the Democratic correspondent of the
Democratic Portland Argus has something to say
also OF this dangerous foreign element, and eN-
presses himself vigorously as follows:
Re many years the people of America were at
the ieet OF the slave power, and few men dared
speak against that power. Are we not to-day at
the feet of AN organized band of riuting foreign
born workngmen?
Somewhere within these IS States there lives
man who If he will make good and vigorous dec
ialatlols OF American sentiments, and the rights
Of every man to earn a living, will he elected to
the i'resiency in lsSs by the largest majority ever
seen.
H. W. :. gives practical illustration of the
working of the recent strike:
In brooklyn where unfortunately live, there Is
quite much suffering for lack of coal, and no coal
can De had because the drivers of coal carts have
struck. Now if some bright, clear, enterprisng
farm boy from Maine should come into the city this
morning and should seek IA situation as driver of
one of these carts, and the owner of the ward
should hire him and send him with load of coal
to some family which is suflerieg for want of it
what would he the result? The strikers would
not allow him to work. He would be a sscabo
and would not be allowed to earn a living here
They would mob him and perhaps injure him for
ne. Yesterday saw two coal carts, driven by
new men, and there were two policemen on horse
back guarding them. But we must not condemn
any of this laWlessness you know, because there
VIII be an election sometime and even Messrs
Rioters have votes.